Comment 197 for bug 330824

Thank you Jason Waddle, i've updated my console-only server to 2.6.30 and succeed deleting 35494 files from an ext4 device in ~45 seconds without freezing.

Help for the update:
http://www.ramoonus.nl/2009/06/10/linux-kernel-2-6-30-installation-guide-for-ubuntu-and-debian-linux/
http://kernel.ubuntu.com/~kernel-ppa/mainline/v2.6.30/
http://www.cyberciti.biz/faq/ubuntu-linux-how-do-i-install-deb-packages/

"""Ubuntu folks, when am I going to be able to tell my mom it's a good idea to ditch the Windows and go Ubuntu?"""

I think this is the most important factor in this case that most people here simply dont get. People will switch back to windows they do not care about excuses.